The Endurance - Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

[ScarletBegonias]

I think this is the most inspirational documentary I've ever seen. I hadn't watched it in years, but saw it again recently and the story, photographs and footage were still just as breathtaking as I remembered. :)

I've watched other versions, but this one is by far my favorite:

The Endurance - Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
_http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Legendary-Antarctic-Expedition/dp/B0000A7W16/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1309197644&sr=8-4

Several films have documented or dramatized the incredible saga of Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated trans-Antarctic expedition, but The Endurance offers the most comprehensive one-source reference. Originally presented as a PBS Nova special and narrated by Liam Neeson, this excellent film--based on Caroline Alexander's acclaimed book, also titled after the ironic name of Shackleton's doomed ship--chronicles the astonishing events of 1914-16, when Shackleton and 27 crewmen survived against all odds after their ship was crushed in the polar ice floes. This is the only "Shackleton" film to incorporate new footage, expert interviews, dramatic recreations (without dialogue), and expedition photographer Frank Hurley's archival film and photographs. The cumulative effect of this extensive material gives the viewer an almost palpable sense of the expedition's hardship and unlikely survival, made possible in part by a man who had precisely the required experience and leadership skills, and in part by what can only be described as divine intervention. No matter how you interpret it, this is rightly called "the greatest survival story ever told." --Jeff Shannon

 

[D Rusak]

Thanks for the recommendation, I watched this over the last two days in the sauna. Very enjoyable and well done!

 

[naorma]

I have been reading all available books about these expedition, also watched films. It is quite an incredible story! And so much to learn! Shackleton was really an extraordinary leader, taking care of his people-